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The state of the union is anxious, but annual speech to Congress offers Biden an opportunity

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden took office 13 months ago vowing to halt the COVID-19 pandemic, improve the economy, soften America's calcifying partisan division, restore faith in Washington's leadership on the world stage and prove that democracies can function and deliver.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 28, 2022

Commentary: Ukraine reminds us of what we already knew

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine somehow managed to be shocking despite having been predicted, repeatedly, by President Joe Biden and members of his administration. Even the people making the predictions didn’t seem to believe them. Now that it’s happened and the implications are sinking in, the gap between the reality of…

Tribune News Service · Feb 28, 2022

Did Trump's coup encourage Putin?

Army officer who stood up to Trump: Disinformation from Fox News, GOP is "the reason Russia launched" invasion

Salon · Feb 28, 2022

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Native Florida yaupon ‘tea’ business sprouts into $1 million business with new café

ORLANDO, Fla. — A former Volusia County beach cop who forages for his crop through woods and his partners have turned leaves once used by Native Americans in medicine and ceremonies into a big business for caffeine-craving customers.

Orlando Sentinel · Feb 28, 2022

Commentary: Disneyland’s Electrical Parade is ditching its patriotic float. Why that’s a good thing

LOS ANGELES — Retirement hasn’t fazed the Main Street Electrical Parade, which has now been resurrected multiple times since it “glowed” away, supposedly forever, in 1996. But when the electronic music-infused stalwart returns once again to Disneyland on April 22, this nostalgia celebration will have a new look.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 28, 2022

Commentary: Why unemployed men with criminal records could be key to solving the US labor shortage

American employers are panicked about the lack of willing workers. They shouldn’t be. There are plenty of Americans who want to work. If you’re an employer, you may be wondering where all these potential employees are hiding. They aren’t hiding — they’ve been applying to your job openings, and you’ve…

Los Angeles Times · Feb 28, 2022

Yellowstone at 150: busier yet wilder than ever, says park’s ‘winterkeeper’

From the return of wildlife to the pressures of tourism and the climate crisis, Steven Fuller has seen it all in his nearly 50 years watching over America’s oldest national park

The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2022

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Mitt Romney says Americans who support Putin are ‘almost treasonous’

High profile media figures including Tucker Carlson have repeatedly stressed their indifference to the fate of Ukraine

The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2022

World unites against Putin's invasion

Putin had calculated a divided America and Europe would make it hard to punish him for invading Ukraine.

Axios · Feb 27, 2022

On cusp of Biden speech, a state of disunity, funk and peril

In good times or bad, American presidents come to Congress with a diagnosis that hardly differs over the decades

The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2022

Three Russian War Songs in Honor of the Ukrainians

Perhaps ironically, the tragedy and courage of the Ukrainians puts me in mind of Russian songs about soldiers and soldiering. I can't think of any great modern American songs about this (I'm not speaking here of anti-war songs, powerful as they might be), and I don't know Ukrainian. But Russians…

Reason · Feb 27, 2022

‘Completely predictable’: the Portland shooting and fears of escalating extremism in America

The killing of June Knightly sent shockwaves through a city that has seen frequent protests, and raised fears of further violence

The Guardian - US · Feb 27, 2022

America's always had a pro-fascist side

Salon talks to the writer and professor about why America especially needs Black History Month now

Salon · Feb 27, 2022

Thoughts from an American About the Invasion of Ukraine

Many people have e-mailed me to ask whether I still have family in Ukraine, so I thought I'd post briefly to say that, fortunately, no-one we're close to is still there. I was born in Kiev, as was my mother, and my father's family moved there when he was young.…

Reason · Feb 27, 2022

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The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2022

Florida senator says ‘militant left-wing’ Americans are a greater threat to country than all wars the US has ever fought

Rick Scott calls his opponents ‘the enemy within’ in incendiary speech to CPAC

Orlando Sentinel · Feb 26, 2022

CPAC in Orlando: Trump slams ‘radical left,’ President Biden

ORLANDO, Fla. — Donald Trump blamed President Joe Biden and the “radical left” for America’s woes and vowed that conservatives would “take our country” back during a speech before CPAC on Saturday night in Orlando.

Salon · Feb 26, 2022

The 1793 pandemic that foreshadowed 2020

Americans scapegoated immigrants, and pushed quackery and fakes cures, during the pandemic of 1793. Sound familiar?

Chronicle Live · Feb 26, 2022

A flipping easy recipe for American-style fluffy pancakes

With Shrove Tuesday next week as our inspiration, how about the perfect sweet treat for breakfast, lunch or dinner

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The Guardian - US · Feb 26, 2022

The strange Republican world where the big lie lives on and Trump is fighting to save democracy

Welcome to the the grassroots CPAC summit, where conservatives see themselves not as dismantlers of democracy, but as saviours

The Guardian - US · Feb 26, 2022

Russia speaks total lies. That doesn’t diminish America’s half-truths

We can’t ignore that the US is capable of wars like Vietnam and Iraq. Still, the US is an important force for peace against Russian aggression

The Guardian - US · Feb 26, 2022

‘Listen to what he said’: remembering and honoring the speeches of Frederick Douglass

In new HBO documentary Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches, actors read some of the orator and abolitionist’s most powerful words

The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2022

Domestic woes overshadow European war for some US voters

Wisconsin is one of America's most politically divided states in this crucial midterm election year

Daily Mirror · Feb 26, 2022

Ashton Kutcher voices support for wife Mila Kunis' native Ukraine after invasion

Mila Kunis was born and raised in Chernivtsi, Ukraine, which was part of the Soviet Union until 1991. The actress and her parents, along with her brother, moved to America when she was seven years old

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2022

Nigel Farage calls on US to strengthen Nato to send a message to ‘dangerous’ Putin

Farage has previously faced criticism for his praise of Putin

Bangkok Post · Feb 25, 2022

Understanding China since Nixon

On Feb 21, 1972, Richard Nixon became the first US president to visit the People's Republic of China, setting in motion a process that would end China's decades-long isolation and kick-start the emergence of a modern, dynamic economy. But, despite the seismic economic changes in China in the intervening half-century,…

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